Crustle, Dwebble from “Heat Wave Arena”

[kourasmeni]

I really like the Illustration Rare art and it's quite a different style from the other Crustle Illustration Rare, plus I like Crustle...so I'm pretty happy with this. But I understand it is a little weird since the last IR was pretty recent. A little boring to just make another Safeguard 'mon, seems like the lowest effort way to make a card not be pure filler (but very likely not really viable since Mimikyu exists and is a Basic), but I mean, it is better than a pure filler card, so there's that.

I once got 2nd place with an Aegislash deck because every deck only prepped for Mimikyu

 

[Charmaster:)]

Honestly, if people are going to play this, I don't really care if it's a duplicate Illustration Rare, Pokémon giving alternative artwork for cards people can be expected to play is a good call, and a playable card not getting an Illustration Rare because a bulk card featuring the same Pokémon has already gotten an IR makes the "give random Pokémon IR's" system feel like it can ruin player's chances of blinging out their decks later.
As for whether people will play this, the pro of playing this over Aegislash is that you don't need to find Rare Candy to set it up and that you can immediately evolve your Dwebble on your first turn going second, and also that you OHKO Cornerstone Mask Ogerpon ex (As previously mentioned. I wouldn't have thought about that myself). The bad news is that you need one more Energy to attack (With no Double Colorless or Double Turbo in the format) and that you don't have an impressive ex you can evolve into when you need to do some heavy hitting near the end of the game.

 

[tol89]

I think Ethan will get pinsir and one of the typhlosion line unfortunately or it's possible that the typhlosion line is in the pre release and Ethan pichu gets it instead

There is no pre-release in a Japanese Set.

 

[Cyndaquil987]

There is no pre-release in a Japanese Set.

I meant for our English set in may

 

[bakugames]

this card is mad cute. I like it

 

[LightYearLiam]

The bad news is that you need one more Energy to attack (With no Double Colorless or Double Turbo in the format)

At least it can use Reversal Energy. I miss using that amazing card. I loved CRE Gardevoir in the Gardevoir ex deck...one of the most fun Pokemon cards I've played...

 

[HershelLayton]

My fellow 3 other Crustle fans RISE UP!!!!

 

[Mimikeon]

Bad card, and even worse is that people are 100% going to claim that the AR is AI generated :/

 

[Nintenfreak]

Yeah, this feels like a wasted AR slot.

Hot take, all Art rares are wasted slots,

 

[Golago]

The only thing that makes me happy is that it is almost confirmed that Shaymin will have an AR, I hope it is a good illustration

 

[Octowen]

People, you need to stop complaining that we get another Crustle AR; you're hurting his feelings: